Defense Minister Ehud Barak made the following comments during his visit
earlier today (Wednesday, 14 November 2012), to IDF Northern Command, along
with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

"IDF Northern Command is doing an excellent job while monitoring the painful
disintegration of the Assad regime. Almost all of the villages, from the
foot of this ridge to the very top, are already in the hands of the Syrian
rebels. The Syrian army is displaying ever-diminishing efficiency.

Of course, the Command will guarantee that nobody can freely shoot at us,
and that the violence will not spill over into Israeli territory. All of
this is part of a broader preparedness for any [potential] development.

It is very difficult to predict Syria's future, and we need to be both
vigilant and alert here; just as in other areas."